Airbus to halt A380 production
Airbus and Emirates reach agreement on A380 contract – with the airline to receive 14 more examples by end 2021.
Emirates signs agreement for up to 36 additional A380s
Emirates Airline has signed this morning at the company’s headquarters in Dubai a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire up to 36 additional A380 aircraft.
Emirates welcomes 100th A380 to its fleet
Emirates celebrated the milestone delivery of its 100th Airbus A380 aircraft at a special ceremony with Airbus at the manufacturer’s delivery centre in Hamburg on Friday, November 3.
Airbus presents the A380plus
Airbus is presenting a development study for an enhanced A380, the “A380plus”. The study includes aerodynamic improvements in particular new, large winglets and other wing refinements that allow for up to 4% fuel burn savings.
Lufthansa expands its long-haul network
Lufthansa expands its route network and will offer new intercontinental destinations from Frankfurt and Munich in summer 2018.
Emirates brings first A380 services to South America and North Africa
Emirates celebrates the launch of three A380 destinations, bringing its flagship aircraft from Dubai to Tokyo-Narita, Casablanca and Sao Paulo on the same day.
BA26 HKG-LHR
Spotting at Hong Kong Airport (HKG) A day before departure I went to snap some photos to one of the favourite Hong Kong’s spotters places with a great overview of Chek Lap Kok (HKG). The southern runway with some usual traffic. Cathay Pacific Boeing 777 wearing a special livery taking off in front of the […]
ANA unveils special livery for its new A380 fleet
ANA announced on March 6 that it has selected “Flying Honu” as the theme for its limited edition livery to be used on the carrier’s Airbus A380, which will be introduced on the Tokyo-Honolulu service, launching in spring 2019. The new route marks ANA’s first introduction of the Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger airliner.
BA25 LHR-HKG
Checking in at London-Heathrow (LHR) A spectacular view of our British Airways A380 docked to Heathrow’s Terminal 5 via 3 jet bridges. Tarmac markings under the belly of the A380. More details of our A380. More super heavies at London-Heathrow (LHR). Qantas A380 in the distance. Heathrow’s Cargo terminal on the south side of the […]